Canthium coromandelicum (Burm.f.) Alston

Rubiaceae

Synonym:

Canthium parviflorum Lam.

Common Names:
Kara (S)
Karai, Mullukaarai (T)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf and fruit

Uses in traditional medicine :

Leaves and fruits are given at regular intervals to treat intestinal worms in children

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Phenolics, tannins and flavonoids found in plant

Bioactivity :

Leaf extract: antioxidative, hypoglycaemic; methanol extract of fruits: antioxidative

Clinical:

Note :

Leaves are used as a vegetable

References :

Kumar, T. S. et al., (2008), Evaluation of antioxidant properties of Canthium parviflorum Lam. Leaves, Natural Product Radiance, 7(2), 122-126.

Loganayaki, N. and Manian, S., (2010), In vitro Antioxidant Properties of Indigenous Underutilized Fruits, Food Science and Biotechnology, 19(3), 725-734.

Widanagamage, R. and Ekanayake, S., (2009), Oral hypoglycaemic effect of Canthium coromandelicum leaf extract on Wistar rats, Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 14, 1.

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